TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Orthopaedic triage during natural disasters and mass casualties: do scoring systems matter?
JO  - International orthopaedics
A1  - Wolfson, Nikolaj
SP  - 1439
EP  - 1441
VL  - 37
IS  - 8
N2  - Mass casualty events, either natural disasters or man-made, are associated with extremities injuries. The treating surgeon often faces a challenging decision: can the affected extremity be saved or amputated? The following article will present the author's view on the subject of triage and the use of scoring systems in the decision-making process whether to salvage or amputate an affected extremity. The author will analyse the existing scoring systems and emphasise significance of the regional factors: geographical, cultural and level of health care, as factors playing roles in this process.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0341-2695
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-013-1997-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -